



ActionScript code is usually converted to byte-code format by the compiler.ĪctionScript is used primarily for the development of websites and software targeting the Adobe Flash platform, originally finding use on web pages in the form of embedded SWF files.ĪctionScript 3 is also used with the Adobe AIR system for the development of desktop and mobile applications. It is now an implementation of ECMAScript (meaning it is a superset of the syntax and semantics of the language more widely known as JavaScript), though it originally arose as a sibling, both being influenced by HyperTalk. It is influenced by HyperTalk, the scripting language for HyperCard. ActionScript is an object-oriented programming language originally developed by Macromedia Inc.
